does it have to be an outright lie to be deceptive?
2007-04-20 10:49:20 · 19 answers · asked by AdoreHim 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, I believe that if you cause someone to form an opinion based on misdirection or witholding information, than you are being deceptive.
2007-04-20 10:52:34 · answer #1 · answered by James M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Omitting part of the truth is a way of deceiving others. An outright lie is as well but of course you know this already. If you are deceiving someone it is deception by definition.
2007-04-20 17:53:59 · answer #2 · answered by Average Joe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deception does not have to be, but definitely includes an outright lie. Deception is also when you try to twist what you say in order to trick someone into believing what is not entirely true. (manipulation)
2007-04-20 17:53:24 · answer #3 · answered by Africa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wilful or intentional deception, as in a confidence trickster. Self deception as in the Bible is God`s voice.
2007-04-20 17:54:21 · answer #4 · answered by ED SNOW 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deception is the intentional act of making someone believe something that is not true. Sometimes people deceive, sometimes Satanic forces deceive... but in either case, there is some conscious entity that is actively misleading another.
2007-04-20 17:53:11 · answer #5 · answered by Theophilus 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, a Lie of Omission would also be a lie. If there's a piece of information that would be commonly accepted as pertinent to the situation but that you withheld, that would be deceptive.
2007-04-20 17:52:12 · answer #6 · answered by Glenn S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
deception, in my opinion; is knowingly decieving or misleading someone! and deception is a lie. plain and simple! misleading someone for any reason is a lie!
2007-04-20 17:52:26 · answer #7 · answered by ***BUTTERFLY*** 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, not telling the whole truth is deception.
This is what satan the deceiver, and father of lies does.
He sometimes allows people to believe some of the truth, to deceive people they are on the right track.
2007-04-20 19:48:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
someone who make you belileve them to make themselves lood good or you look bad.
a person who lies decieves you.
they take for granted people who are true to their beliefs and use that to decieve them. because usually a person who is truthful also beleives others too easily. unless they learned the art of deception. then it only would make a the one who lies look bad
2007-04-20 17:54:23 · answer #9 · answered by Spirit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh no,Satan used scriptures on Jesus when he was on the mountain being tempted.We should always have others best interest at heart.I think that's how you can tell,if people are selfish.
2007-04-20 17:53:14 · answer #10 · answered by jackiedj8952 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋